HNTB nabs CHSRA design and construction contract

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) Board of Directors has awarded HNTB Corporation the project and construction management contract for Construction Package 4. HNTB will provide design and construction oversight for the next 22 miles of construction in the Central Valley.

 

“We have more than 100 miles of high-speed rail construction work under contract in California,” said CHSRA Chief Executive Officer Jeff Morales. “By awarding this contract, we continue progress in the Central Valley building the nation’s first high-speed rail system. The experience that HNTB will provide to this project will bring us even closer to delivering safe and reliable high-speed rail to Californians.”

HNTB was selected after months of interviews and reviews of qualifications during the bidding process among three firms. As an additional layer of project oversight, HNTB will work with CHSRA and the design-build contractor to identify, manage and mitigate project risks and make sure technical and contract requirements, including costs, are met.

Specific Project and Construction Management duties include oversight of inspection and testing of the high-speed rail infrastructure, technical and environmental compliance including hazmat oversight, utility relocation, construction safety and public outreach. Under the agreed upon contract, HNTB could receive up to $30 million based on actual work performed over a period of approximately five years.

Work on Construction Package 4 will extend 22-miles through the Central Valley beginning approximately one mile north of the Tulare-Kern County line and continuing south through the city of Wasco, ending at Poplar Avenue in Shafter

 

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